Continuum

Fun winter frag for men, got a sample recently and I like it. This everything I want in a scent for the colder months, however, I feel like it's missing a certain je ne sais quoi. I can't really put my finger on it, but it's missing something. It's sweet and dark. On paper, I should love it. It's and Oriental amber and in the same genre of fragrance as Luna Rossa Black, Spicebomb, SWY, and Most Wanted. It's different but not as unique as some similar styles frags. Longevity is good, at around 8 hours. It's a solid offering and it's not too loud. The projection is good in the first few hours, but it's a somewhat muted scent which may it great for more discreet encounters. I wouldn't pay more than $50-60 for it and I have seen it hovering around that price. It's a great buy if you can get it for under $60. I prefer it by miles to SWY and the Wanted frags, but maybe not quite as much as SBE and LRB. It would probably be good for layering as well. It's much higher quality than a lot of ME frags you see floating around within striking distance of these price. I'm sure a bottle of this will end up in my collection eventually. Tumi has shown that they can hang with the big designers, I think they just need to take more risks with some of their frags. I will leave more thoughts after a few more wears. Update: I ended up buying a bottle for $35 shipped, fantastic deal. I have been wearing it a LOT this week and I can confidently say it has grown on me. I'm starting to fall hard for this one! Every time I wear it, I like it more the last time. The quality is excellent, the notes are well balanced. It's somewhat quiet, but lasts and lasts which I really like. It honestly has over 10 hours of longevity on skin, but stays pretty close to the skin for most of its life span. I honestly can't remember the last time I got a fragrance for so cheap that I enjoyed this much.

I have sprayed this on paper twice in the store, pretty sure I will buy it. Me and the wife both took notice immediately when smelling it. Going to try it on skin next, but I love everything about this one, so far. I will come back when I actually wear it. 9-16-22 -- Bought the gift box/set from Belk today. $129 total for a 100 ml and 30ml. Still love it. Now that I have worn it, the drydown ends up being more suede/tobacco-ish and less sweet kind of the same ballpark as Code Absolu but not as much vanilla in the dry down. I will wear it for a few days and see how it performs.This stuff smells great and barely anyone talks about it. Go try some. 10/1/22 -- I really love this stuff! I left it alone for a week and just sprayed it on my arm, it is such a subtle, gorgeous scent, I love every part of it. Too bad only a handful of us will know. 2-26-23 Absolutely still love this stuff! The leather/suede notes are so pleasing. Tumi is mostly known for their leather goods and luggage, so this is the most fitting for the brand. Wearing it today at the wife's request. The bottles from the line are very cool too, the mechanical nature of the caps and the heavy bottles are just so cool. Another review mentioned a menthol hint in there and there is. Very clean brand new suede feeling. Again, unique subtle fragrance that Tumi blended very well. The other fragrances in the line are very nice too, but I had to own this one!

Was sampling a few perfumes in-store when I came across Continuum - which pretty much stopped me in my tracks in a good way. The first impression is smooth and creamy, like a vanilla-coke flavored cigar but without any obnoxious smokiness - although it does have a bit of smokiness. I'm already a fan of smoky/incensy scents, and combining this with resinous amber and dark musk is really unique and alluring. Having had a sample of Kinetic by Tumi - I was expecting something unique and modern. I would say this is both of those things. It's also obviously very male - and definitely leans more mature and more with a darker, more intimate sedated setting - more like something to wear in a lounge setting as opposed to a club setting. I honestly really like this scent so im glad I tested it on a whim. The main downside here is the price - even with a great smell and good performance, it's a bit overpriced, although not enough to be a dealbreaker. Obviously - this would be a really really bad blind purchase unless you 100% know you'll love the notes. Overall, I give it a 8.5/10. It's a really great scent and definitely not something you can get from the average designer.

I own 3 TUMI fragrances and 2 TUMI suitcases. All are excellent but I must write my opinion of Continuum... probably the most hyped after TUMI 19 degrees (which I own and is my favourite). Continuum is strong, sillage and longevity are amazing, 8hrs plus and pushes strong. Warnings: it might smell like an empty glass or bottle of whiskey to some. Also... I can not pinpoint but it has a "pissy" note, like those highway toilets lol. I bet that note comes from the Cistis Incantus as no other perfume I know of has this pee note. It is a creative perfume, highly recommended for low temperatures and outdoors etc. It is NOT office safe and definitely not for close spaces. Rating: 1. 19 degrees - amazing and a compliment puller 2. DUSK - a unique, soft but versatile freshest 3. Kinetic - a masculine a bit smokey Sauvage alike 5. Continuum - winter, low temperature, outdoors only. I will never follow these glazing "reviewers" who smell a fragrance for 5 seconds and say "this is the best" ... my mistake. Nonetheless, this is a solid, very captivating and interesting offer from TUMI. I will wear it on my winter ski holidays! Cheers TUMI!

Blind bought and am so happy I did. It smells like a slightly spiced coca cola with a hint of cherry and tobacco. Then has a woody smokey oud. Or it can be described as a woody smokey Dr pepper with tobacco. At first it hits you with the cola zing then as it dries down it gets the woody smokey sweet tobacco base. It's mass appealing. The oud isn't your normal oud. It's deep wood and smokey. Not the traditional oud . It's a masculine evening date night type of fragrance . It does have some similarities to DG the one. The one smells more mature man to me . I'd you like cola warm spice tobacco and mass appealing dark bites this could be for you. Performance is pretty good. 2 wrist sprays and one on my chest projected for about 3 hours. I was able to still smell it on my skin after about 8 hours. I found it interesting how the chest spray that kinda of baked under my shirt kept that cola note for a very long time. Like 6 while the other sprays turned into that woody smokey amber sweet tobacco. Also a big plus on the bottle. feels very high quality and the caps are awesome . 8/10